What is the structure of network managers system-connections files?
- by Oyks Livede
could anyone list the complete structure of the configuration files, which network manager stores for known networks in /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections for known networks?
Sample (filename askUbuntu):
[connection]
id=askUbuntu
uuid=81255b2e-bdf1-4bdb-b6f5-b94ef16550cd
type=802-11-wireless
[802-11-wireless]
ssid=askUbuntu
mode=infrastructure
mac-address=00:08:CA:E6:76:D8
[ipv6]
method=auto
[ipv4]
method=auto
I would like to create some of them by my own using a script. However, before doing so I would like to know every possible option.
Furthermore, this structure seems somehow to resemble the information you can get using the dbus for active connections.
dbus-send --system --print-reply \
--dest=org.freedesktop.NetworkManager \
"$active_setting_path" \ # /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Settings/2
org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.Settings.Connection.GetSettings
Will tell you:
array [
dict entry(
string "802-11-wireless"
array [
dict entry(
string "ssid"
variant array of bytes "askUbuntu"
)
dict entry(
string "mode"
variant string "infrastructure"
)
dict entry(
string "mac-address"
variant array of bytes [
00 08 ca e6 76 d8
]
)
dict entry(
string "seen-bssids"
variant array [
string "02:1A:11:F8:C5:64"
string "02:1A:11:FD:1F:EA"
]
)
]
)
dict entry(
string "connection"
array [
dict entry(
string "id"
variant string "askUbuntu"
)
dict entry(
string "uuid"
variant string "81255b2e-bdf1-4bdb-b6f5-b94ef16550cd"
)
dict entry(
string "timestamp"
variant uint64 1383146668
)
dict entry(
string "type"
variant string "802-11-wireless"
)
]
)
dict entry(
string "ipv4"
array [
dict entry(
string "addresses"
variant array [
]
)
dict entry(
string "dns"
variant array [
]
)
dict entry(
string "method"
variant string "auto"
)
dict entry(
string "routes"
variant array [
]
)
]
)
dict entry(
string "ipv6"
array [
dict entry(
string "addresses"
variant array [
]
)
dict entry(
string "dns"
variant array [
]
)
dict entry(
string "method"
variant string "auto"
)
dict entry(
string "routes"
variant array [
]
)
]
)
]
I can create new setting files using the dbus (AddSettings() in /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Settings) passing this type of input, so explaining me this structure and telling me all possible options will also help. Afaik, this is a Dictionary{String, Dictionary{String, Variant}}.
Will there be any difference creating config files directly or using the dbus?
